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Network Launch - 13th November 2001

The EPSRC EQUAL Research Network and the Fourth Call for Proposals to the EPSRC EQUAL initiative was launched on 13th November 2001 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham. 

The event provided a valuable insight into the EQUAL initiative, the work of the research teams, and how EPSRC intends to build on the early successes of its EQUAL initiative. Researchers, industrialists, representatives of voluntary and charitable organisations and of government, and individuals from many other walks of life attended.

The Network will provide the basis for developing a stronger national community of researchers and research users with an interest in the contribution of engineering, design and physical science research to meeting the needs of older people and disabled people.

The Call invites proposals for collaboration between university groups and intermediary organisations, such as industry, health service providers, voluntary bodies, charities and local government organisations and which will also involve older people and disabled people. EPSRC will outline significant changes in the way in which proposals will be handled.

The programme for the day:

Launch of 4th Call and EQUAL Research Network: 13th November 2001, National Motorcycle Museum, BIrmingham

 PROGRAMME

10.00	Registration and refreshments
	Display of posters of EQUAL projects
11.00	Opening remarks from the Chair	The Baroness Greengross of Notting Hill	PowerPoint
11.05	Keynote Address	Professor Tom Kirkwood, University of Newcastle, Author of Time of Our Lives : The Science of Human Ageing & Reith Lecturer	PowerPoint
11.25	EQUAL: Its history and achievements	Professor Peter Lansley, Chairman, EQUAL Awards Panel	PowerPoint Transcript
11.45	EQUAL Case Studies
	Emerging Research Ideas: from Smart Homes to Telecare	Professor David Gann, SPRU, Sussex University	PowerPoint
	Development of AVR system for assessing wheelchair access	Dr Bernie Conway, Strathclyde University	PowerPoint  (For video clips Internet Explorer is better)
	Design in Caring Environments	Professor Kevin Morgan, Loughborough  University	PowerPoint
	Countering Design Exclusion	Roger Coleman, Royal College of Art	PowerPoint
12.45	Q&A
13.00	Lunch and Display of posters of EQUAL projects
14.15	The EQUAL Research Network	Professor Peter Lansley, Director of the EQUAL Network	PowerPoint Transcript
14.45	The EQUAL 4th Call	Dr Peter Hedges, Programme Manager, Infrastructure and Environment Programme, EPSRC	PowerPoint
15.15	Q&A
16.00	Close	Professor Peter Lansley, Director of the EQUAL Network	Transcript
	Display of posters of EQUAL projects Light Refreshments
On the previous day	The UK National Collaboration for Ageing Research was also launched. The background to EQUAL was presented by Peter Lansley EQUAL - Enthusiasm, Optimism and Leverage  A full set of presentations given at the NCAR launch are at the NCAR launch website		Transcript
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